We had a great time. (Me My son and daughter) A friend and fellow DVC'er who has been to the race several times gave me the lay of the land. Get off I4 at route 92 head east. Soon after going under I95 look for Dick's sporting goods, Staples & Ashley's home store on the left. There will be people there charging you to park $30. If you pass the Chick-fili-a you went too far. From what I could see probably the best place to park. You want to park on the west bound side of 92 so you won't be forced to head east after the race. It took all of 15mins to reach I4 after the race.
We left OKW at 7am stopped at MD's for breakfast then gas arriving and parked by 9. Be ready to walk. Our seats were in section 408 on the opposite side of the grandstand. We spent about an 2 hours walking the midway, there was a lot to see. At 11:30 we headed upstairs to level 4 near our seats. There are tables and chairs under the stands at each level. We camped out at a table until 2 when we went to our seats.
We rented 2 radios and a third headset so my daughter could listen to mine. I would absolutely rent them again next time.
We packed a dozen bottles of water but no snacks. Next time we would bring snacks and maybe beer/sandwiches.
The food at the track was reasonably priced but not many choices.
The bathrooms were surprisingly clean and well maintained.
We too would have liked some one else to win.
But the real winner was the girl selling Girl Scout Cookies at one of the crosswalks on rt92.
